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Resident Evil 5 Review

By Brad Gallaway on April 13, 2009 - 5:05pm.

An outdated roller coaster that's still a good ride

Resident Evil 5 Screenshot

HIGH Co-op is a great addition to the Resident Evil formula.

LOW The controls are way out of touch with current standards.

WTF A half-naked tribesman drops grenade rounds? Where were they hidden, exactly?

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Hammerin' Hero Review

By Brad Gallaway on April 8, 2009 - 1:32pm.

In a game like this, everything's a nail

Hammerin' Hero Screenshot

HIGH Crazy levels and tons of charm.

LOW The game's over before you know it.

WTF Get rid of romance problems... by whacking them with a mallet!!

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Midnight Club: Los Angeles Review

By Mike Bracken on April 7, 2009 - 2:43pm.

Another Sunday Drive through Los Angeles

Midnight Club: Los Angeles Screenshot

HIGH Using one of the nonsensical (but fun) super-powers to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.

LOW Losing a car in a pink slip race because of the A.I.'s insane ability to rubber band back into the race even when they're off the map.

WTF Why do these games even bother trying to tell a story?

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Left 4 Dead Second Opinion

By Richard Naik on March 30, 2009 - 7:08am.

"Gettin' good players is easy.  Gettin' 'em to play together is the hard part." -Casey Stengel

Left 4 Dead Screenshot

HIGH The frenzy of a tank battle in versus mode.

LOW When players quit in the middle of a match and I'm forced to deal with the CPU players.

WTF Since when is it healthy to chug an entire bottle of pills?

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Fallout 3: The Pitt Review

By Brad Gallaway on March 27, 2009 - 2:45pm.

Think it can't get more oppressively dismal than D.C.? Welcome to Pittsburgh.

Fallout 3: The Pitt Screenshot

HIGH Going to a completely different area of the destroyed nation.

LOW The 100 item collect-a-thon quest is a tedious drag.

WTF It's not clear where your stolen stuff can be retrieved at quest's end.

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Alone in the Dark: Inferno Review

By Brad Gallaway on March 25, 2009 - 5:54pm.

The second time's the charm

Alone in the Dark: Inferno Screenshot

HIGH Pushes the edges of design further than most in recent memory.

LOW This game might have been a blockbuster if it hadn't bungled its initial release.

WTF As much as I loved it, adding alcohol to bullets really makes no sense.

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Legendary Review

By Daniel Weissenberger on March 25, 2009 - 1:32pm.

Endangered species

Legendary Screenshot

HIGH The Kraken fight is pretty scary.

LOW If I never shoot another black body armour wearing stormtrooper, it'll be too soon.

WTF There are flying babies with razor-sharp fangs and insect wings. If only this monster design had been used in a better game.

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Flower Review

By Chi Kong Lui on March 24, 2009 - 6:10pm.

The sublime power of Flower

Flower (PS3) Screenshot

HIGH One of the most satisfying and appropriate closing credits in a video game.

LOW Getting stuck for about 20 minutes and having no idea what to do next.

WTF Long credits made me wonder "How many people does it take to make a game this short?"

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Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe Review

By Daniel Weissenberger on March 24, 2009 - 11:21am.

OSHA-Approved Kombat

Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe Screenshot

HIGH People want to play a game as Batman. This game allows them to do that.

LOW The fatalities are universally terrible.

WTF Here's a memo, Midway. I own this game. I'm not standing in an arcade with people in line to play. So, if I want to pause the game so I can look up a website to find out how to do Batman's… ugh…"Heroic Brutality"… then I should damn well be able to pause the game.

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The Lord of the Rings: Conquest Review

By Brad Gallaway on March 20, 2009 - 8:10am.

Not the preciousss...

The Lord of the Rings: Conquest Screenshot

HIGH Finishing the game in two sessions and ending the agony ASAP.

LOW The entire project feels undercooked in every way.

WTF A bunch of f'ing hobbits take down the Balrog?!?

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